Haptic and Hue podcast

04/21/21 • 22 min

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Jo Andrews started the Haptic and Hue podcast in 2020 to tell the story of the hidden hands behind textiles and the way in which they are a detective story you can hold.

In season 2, Jo sets out to explore the way in which cloth expresses our deepest feelings, from sorrow to joy, from warmth to pain. Each episode will look at a different feeling and unravel its story in fabric, thinking about different cultures and traditions to help us do that.

In this podcast you'll also hear how you can contribute to the development of Series 3.

Jo Andrews started the Haptic and Hue podcast in 2020 to tell the story of the hidden hands behind textiles and the way in which they are a detective story you can hold.

In this podcast you'll also hear how you can contribute to the development of Series 3.

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Fashion Revolution week 2021

Fashion Revolution Week is the time when we come together as a global community to create a better fashion industry. It centres around the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1,138 people and injured many more on 24 April 2013. This year, as we mark 8 years since the tragedy, Fashion Revolution Week will focus on the interconnectedness of human rights and the rights of nature. Our campaign will amplify unheard voices across the fashion supply chain and harness the creativity of our community to explore innovative and interconnected solutions.

We’ve published various podcasts where the community has taken action to keep textile workers safe and paid for their work.

This podcast was produced to showcase Ethical Clothing Australia's 10 year anniversary. Their first and only week focused on ethically accredited Australian manufacturers and locally-made textiles, clothing and footwear. It was our chance to celebrate the businesses, designers and importantly the skilled workers behind the garments made in Australia.

Make sure you listen to earlier podcasts by Annemieke discuss creating Enschede Textielstad. The retail arm of this sustainable weaving mill is Sustainable Fabrics. Their Instagram account is @enschedetextielstad

Then there's Liz Haywood's podcast discuss her textile industry experiences and how she's now creating Zero Waste Sewing patterns. Also listen to Clothing The Gap is a Victorian Aboriginal owned and led social enterprise.

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Kate Ward repurposing ideas

Decluttering has had a positive effect on people simplifying their lives but decluttering has also increased the amount of waste experienced by Op shops and thrift stores.

Kate Ward of Zen Stitching discusses ways to repurpose clothes so that we're not adding to landfill. You could say repurposing clothes is being mindful of what you own and how you dispose or give it another life.

This is just one board of upcycling ideas you can be inspired by.

Kate has contributed to many sewing save and mending podcasts so make sure you go back and catch up on all of Kate's podcasts.